CLIDE Awards Honor Transit-Oriented Development
May 4, 2009|RA board member's 5th Street Crossing at Garland Station honored by North Central Texas Council of Governments
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The 5th Street Crossing at Garland Station transit-oriented development, built by Trammel
Crow's Residential Division led by Reconnecting America Board Member Art
Lomenick, has won a 2009 CLIDE award from the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence awards encourage innovative development projects and practices that will help accommodate the region’s growth and ensure a sustainable north Texas for generations to come.
The CLIDE program was created in 2003 to honor development and planning projects that exemplify the region’s Ten Principles of Development Excellence, which include development options, efficient growth, pedestrian design, housing choice, activity centers, environmental stewardship, quality places, transportation efficiency, resource efficiency and implementation.
CLIDE recipients were selected by a…
Moving Stimulus Spending Off Auto-Centric Focus
May 1, 2009|Nation needs to build infrastructure for tomorrow
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Stimulus money and the next round of federal transportation spending will send millions of dollars to states for roads, bridges and transit. But will it just be used for more of the same auto-centric projects? That was the question raised by speakers at the American Planning Association, which held its convention in Minneapolis April 25-29.
The last 50 years were spent building the interstate highway system, speakers such as Jeffrey Boothe, a transportation expert and member of the Reconnecting America board of directors, told the planners. “We need to spend the next 50 years building the infrastructure for tomorrow. … We are not there yet in terms of appreciating the importance of that.”
Mariia Zimmerman, vice president of policy for Reconnecting America, said places such as Charlotte and Sacramento have developed regional “blueprints” that can “transform the planning and project delivery process.”
Zimmerman called for more such…
The Other Side Of The Tracks
May 1, 2009|May 1, 2009
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Blogosphere: Illinois Pauses Transit, Not Roads
Transport Politic
Evidently, it's not impressive enough to have a 9% increase in transit ridership over the last five years. You would think that facts like those would encourage the state to invest more in public transportation...
Transport Politic
Evidently, it's not impressive enough to have a 9% increase in transit ridership over the last five years. You would think that facts like those would encourage the state to invest more in public transportation...
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 30, 2009|April 30, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
Chicago: Transit Use Increases 9%
Chicago Sun Times
More area residents used public transit, and there was more public transit to use between 2003 and 2007, according to a Regional Transportation Authority report to be released today.... . . . . . .
Chicago Sun Times
More area residents used public transit, and there was more public transit to use between 2003 and 2007, according to a Regional Transportation Authority report to be released today.... . . . . . .
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 29, 2009|April 29, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
Philly: Big Idea, Build Near Transit
Philadelphia Inquirer
In its simplest form, transit-oriented development means that if you want to build up neighborhoods and businesses, you have to recognize transit as a key element. Rising gas prices, a growing concern for the environment and a renewed interest in urban living has moved transit from a…
Philadelphia Inquirer
In its simplest form, transit-oriented development means that if you want to build up neighborhoods and businesses, you have to recognize transit as a key element. Rising gas prices, a growing concern for the environment and a renewed interest in urban living has moved transit from a…
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 28, 2009|April 28, 2009
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Blogosphere: Gearing Up for Red Line Fight
Transport Politic
The Baltimore Sun reported yesterday on the opposition of some residents of the Canton neighborhood of east Baltimore to the proposed routing of the Red Line transit corridor. The line would run 14 miles east-west from Woodlawn west of Baltimore City to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Campus, via downtown.. . . . . . . Read On Blogosphere: St. Louis Doesn't Need Stimulus for This
Urban Review STL
We here all the time about the need to assist multi-million dollar …
Transport Politic
The Baltimore Sun reported yesterday on the opposition of some residents of the Canton neighborhood of east Baltimore to the proposed routing of the Red Line transit corridor. The line would run 14 miles east-west from Woodlawn west of Baltimore City to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Campus, via downtown.. . . . . . . Read On Blogosphere: St. Louis Doesn't Need Stimulus for This
Urban Review STL
We here all the time about the need to assist multi-million dollar …
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 27, 2009|April 27, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
California: Air Resources Board to Clean up Gasoline
San Francisco Chronicle
California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a first-in-the-world regulation to minimize the amount of carbon in fuel, putting California on the cutting edge of promoting alternative fuels in a bid to combat global warming. . . . . . .
San Francisco Chronicle
California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a first-in-the-world regulation to minimize the amount of carbon in fuel, putting California on the cutting edge of promoting alternative fuels in a bid to combat global warming. . . . . . .
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 24, 2009|April 24, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
San Diego: Recommendations for Transit Development
San Diego Union Tribune
Plans for the 465-acre, city-owned El Corazon land in central Oceanside should include 300 homes as well as recreational facilities, natural habitat, shops and hotels, the city Planning Commission recommended this week.. . . . . . .
San Diego Union Tribune
Plans for the 465-acre, city-owned El Corazon land in central Oceanside should include 300 homes as well as recreational facilities, natural habitat, shops and hotels, the city Planning Commission recommended this week.. . . . . . .
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 23, 2009|April 23, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
Norfolk: City Sets Up Business Assistance Program
Virginian Pilot
Small businesses hurt by major construction projects in the city can seek help through a $1.3 million assistance program approved Tuesday by the City Council.. . . . . . .
Virginian Pilot
Small businesses hurt by major construction projects in the city can seek help through a $1.3 million assistance program approved Tuesday by the City Council.. . . . . . .
The Other Side Of The Tracks
April 22, 2009|April 22, 2009
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All the Transit and TOD News That's Fit to Print or Blog These links to news stories and blog posts about transit and TOD are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff's entire post plus commentary is sent by email to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page); the first five articles of his daily post (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are available here to nonmembers without his commentary.
Blogosphere: Chicago Puts Stimulus Into Blue Line
Transport Politic
The Windy City has spent the last couple of decades working on the refurbishment of the oldest sections of its elevated lines, most recently with infrastructure improvements along the Brown Line. The principal purpose of these investments, most paid for through federal funds, is…
Transport Politic
The Windy City has spent the last couple of decades working on the refurbishment of the oldest sections of its elevated lines, most recently with infrastructure improvements along the Brown Line. The principal purpose of these investments, most paid for through federal funds, is…
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